2008 in Scotland

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Events from the year 2008 in Scotland

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Alex Salmond
  • Secretary of State for Scotland – Des Browne until 3 October; then Jim Murphy

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Elish Angiolini
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – Frank Mulholland
  • Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Davidson of Glen Clova

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hamilton
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Gill
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord McGhie

Events[]

January[]

  • January – first phase of Whitelee Wind Farm, which will be the largest wind farm in Europe, begins feeding electricity to the grid.

February[]

  • 1 February – Eigg Electrical begins generation of the island's entire electricity supply from renewable energy sources.

April[]

  • 6 April – the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force.[1]

May[]

  • 19 May – First ScotRail reopens the railway line from Stirling to Alloa for passengers.

June[]

July[]

  • 7 July – The Antonine Wall, part of the ancient Roman limes, is designated as a World Heritage Site.
  • 25 July – Old Monach lighthouse on Shillay, Monach Islands, re-lit.[3]

November[]

  • 6 November – Lindsay Roy retains the seat for the Labour Party at the Glenrothes by-election with a majority of 6,737 votes. The previous Labour MP John MacDougall died on 13 August 2008 from pleural mesothelioma.[4]
  • 14 November – Sixteen-year-old Nicolle Earley kills 63-year-old Ann Gray at her home in Crosshill, Fife.[5]
  • 19 November – Clackmannanshire Bridge over the Firth of Forth at Kincardine is opened to traffic.
  • 20 November – Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is named Scottish Politician of the Year.[6]

December[]

  • 18 December – Woolworths announce their 807 UK stores will close by 5 January 2009.[7]
  • 27 December – first seventeen of Woolworths branches in Scotland close, with the rest to follow shortly.[8]

Deaths[]

  • 27 July – Bob Crampsey, historian, author and broadcaster (born 1930)
  • 8 October – John Bannerman, historian of Gaelic Scotland (born 1932)
  • 5 November – Ian Anderson, footballer (born 1954)
  • 18 December – Hannah Frank, visual artist (born 1908)

The arts[]

  • Alternative hip hop group Young Fathers forms in Edinburgh.
  • Peter Maxwell Davies composes his String Trio.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007" (PDF). Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  2. ^ Murray, Ewan (4 June 2008). "Gretna finally go to the wall". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Monach". Lighthouse Library. Edinburgh: Northern Lighthouse Board. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Labour victorious in Glenrothes". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Teenage girl given life for cigarette row murder". BBC News. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ Sturgeon named politician of year BBC News, 14 November 2008
  7. ^ "Woolworths to close in January". BBC News. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Scots Woolworths stores shut down". BBC News. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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